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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
SHE BLUFFED THE SHERIFF.
a Georgia Woman's Shrewdness and
Daring Overcome the Minions of
the Law

ATLANTA, december 15.-Sheriff
Scarborough, Of Madison County,
finds himself in a humiliating pre-
'dicament. He has been duped by
determined woman, who repulsed
him and q deputy when they at
tempted to take her in custody. At
the last term of the Superior Court a
judgment was obtained against the
woman's husband, John 5Moore. for
attorney '>es. Mrs. Moore promised
to meet u. obligation today.
Accordingly she met the officer
and requested that the plaintiff write
a receipt in full, which was done.
Mrs. Moore asked to see the receipt
herself, She was also permitted 10
examine the papers in the case. After
serutinizing them for some time she
Locked at the men. for a moment, and
with the utmost sang troid stuffed the
papers into her pocket and drove
off. The sheriff swore out a warrant
against her.
Accompanied by a deputy he pro-
ceeded to Moore's house to arrest
the daring woman. She welcomed
them at the front gate with cooked
revolver in her hand and threatened
to kill the first man who stepped upon
the premises. She was master of the
situation and the officers Of the law
were obliged to retire.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22

the Neus 4: Courier of December l6,
I desire to make the following state
ment:
On last week, Friday morning, Col.
J. L. NJ. Irby and myself were seated
in conversation at the Grand Central
Hotel, when Mr.. Graydon and an
other gentleman took seats near US.
The conversation turned upon the
last campaign, and the gentleman
who joined US with Mr.. Graydon re-
marked concerning the failure of the
candidates to meet issues squarely,
and complimented Mr.. Graydon for
being an exception to that rule.
Something was said about putting
wounded soldiers into Office, and MIR.
Graydon said that he thought it would
be good thing for the State If all
the SCARED and wounded Confederate
soldiers were dead, because they
were often elected through sympathy
to positions which they were incoln.
petent to fill. I immediately arose
and left, to avoid replying in the
anger engendered by the remark. |
spoke Of it to several persons, among
them the seargeant-at arms Gf the
House, who mentioned it to Mr.. W.
D. Mars, a friend Of Mr.. Graydon.
Mr.. Mars saw Mr.. Graydon and re-
turned and told me Mr.. Graydon said
he was misunderstood; thst it was
said in pleasantly. l refer to Col.
Irby and Col. j. D. Brown, sergeant
alarms, and to Mr.. ". D. Mars, to
substantiate the statements with
which | connect them herein.
| do not mean to say that MIR.
Graydon made the aforesaid state
ment seriously, slthough | so under
stood him. l ain sure he made it
substantially as l have given it, AMI
that the word ''politically" used by
him in his said denial was not in it.
l do not know what be said in ex-
planation or otherwise of this remark
after left. He is a gentleman of
character, whom / have known well
and favorably for some time, and |
was greatly surprised at the utter
ance, and attributed it to the ebulli-
tion of passion engendered by the
suggestion Of the incompetency Of
Confederates now in Office. I had
and have no reason or desire to in.
jure him in any way, but naturally
felt indignant at any remark which
might be derogatory to the wounded
Confederate soldiers Of our State,
one Of whom ! am.
w. B. R. GAsQUE.
Columbia, S. c., Dec. l 1887.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Of Interest to Ex-Confederates.
dNn1tn Constitution.

The bill introduced by Senator
Gibson to make ex.confederate SOL
diers eligible to positions in the fed
eral army and navy ought to become
q law.
The civil war ended nearly quar-.
ter of century ago. Southerners
who fought under their flag have been
called to some of the most RESPONSE
BILE civil positions under the govern
ment. They have been considered
worthy of places on the bench and in
the cabinet. They are not barred
out from even the highest offices in
the gift of the nation. But the alb
surd and unjust law which prohibits
their appointment to positions in the
army and navy has remained on the
statute books unrepealed, year after
year.
1t is tine to wipe out this last
vestige of sectional and partisan
hatred. If an ex-confederate is good
enough for the civil service Of our
government he is good enough for its
military service, and in the event OF
a foreign war he would prove him
self q brave and efficient defender of
the nations honor and security.
There is no.other way Of looking at
the matter.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
POMARIA.

The public school at Wheeler
Academy, No. 10 township, opened
on Monday, Dec. S, with IS schol-
ars. Mr.. E'1ore Wessinger, of
Lexington County, being elected as
teacher.
The saw.mill of Wedaman & Ber.
leys has been completed. but on
account Of cotton ginning very little
saving has been done yet.
The sweet.potatoes of this section
are rotting very badly. 1t is feared
that seed to plant next Spring will
be scarce.
Small grain is looking very nice.
The farmers did not SOW much oats
this fall.
Mr.. Hennessey. of Prosperity,
built o chimney to Mr.. J. D. Sheeleys
residence last week.
Among our visitors I may mention
Miss Fannie Riser, of NewberrC,
Mrs. Mary Boinest, of Prosperity
and Miss Ida Counts, of Walton.
Mr.. D. Wedaman lost two very
fine hogs last. week. Disease un-
known. Dlr. Wedaman had just
killed three shortly before and was
going to kill these in few days, but
death beat him to it. II.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Fire in St, Augustine.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, December
l5.-At two o'clock this afternoon
fire broke out in Hamblin's hardware
store tSt. Augustine, from explosion
in the oil room. The flames spread
rapidly to the buildings east and
southeast, famed by strong wind
towards the bay The losses are ::
Hamblin & Co., hardware. building
$4,000, stock 100000; R. H. Cor
don's block, loss $4,000, both partly
insured; Estes & Brown, dry goods,
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Paris
Brothers, dry goods, $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000; Aspinwall house, SlO,-
900, partly insured. The city market,
jail and council chamber, the engine
house, Sanchez block and several
other buildings were damaged. Total
loss S200,000; insurance about $780,.
900.
o The burnt portion, south of the
plaza, near the sea wall, will be re-
built in the Cognino, old Spanish
and Moorish style. The north side
of the plaza, including the old cath
edral and St. Augustine hotel, was
burned last spring. The old cath
edral has been restored. No hotels
were destroyed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Trouble in the Church.

ORASGEBURG, December 15.-The
Rev. VIM. Sinclair, the late pastor of
the colored Congregational church
here, wrote letter to the Times and
Democrat, a few days ago, severely
denouncing one of the leading lights
in the church, Deacon H. S. Dick
SON, who replied, and says the
charges are wholly false, and that if
the parson was in the jurisdiction of
the courts Of this State be would be
made to answer for libel; but the
parson being in North Carolina, be
will not prosecute. This affair has
put the church in a very awkward
position, as Dickson is charged with
dishonesty and that he was the means
of making several members leave
the church, and that lie kept others
from joining.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Probably there will be a Suit for Dam
ages.
Greenrille Ne,cs, 18th.

S. 6. Mayfeld, ESQ.,, of this city,
was put off the Columbia and Green.
vile passenger train at Pomaria
yesterday morning on his return
from Charleston. Mr.. May6eld
bought ticket, the contract on the
face Of which set forth that it must
be dated and countersigned on the
return trip of the holder. Mr.. May
field did not have this done, but was
passed by the conductor Of the train
from Charleston to Columbia.
Conductor Motto, of the {. & G..
train refused to accept the ticket
without it was countersigned and it
is said that be offered Mr.. Mayfeld
to allow him to do this at Bolton.
Mr.. Mayfeld refused to do this,
however, or to pay the fare, and
allowed himself to be put off st Po.
maria. The other side has not yet
been heard from, but it is considered
probable that Mr. Msy6eld will claim
damages from the company for their
action in the matter.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
What Is Fame?
L4Nantu Constitution.

Hon. John L. Sullivan is the toast
Of the British Isles.
After having conquered England,
subdued the nobility and had the
Prince Of Wales at his feet, he has
temporarily left that country to make
a triumphal tour through Ireland.
The news reports Of his trip indicate
the enthusiasm Of the ovation ex-
tended him on all sides. He was
met at Hollyhead by a large dele
CATION of Dubliners and carried in
great style across the Irish sea. On
bis arrival at Dublin he was greeted
by $4,000 people who assembled to
catch a glimpse Of the far famed
champion. He was welcomed to the
Irish capital by one of the most in
tensely enthusiastic assemblies ever
gathered in the old place, sporting
men, merchants, professional men,
and the nobility joining hands
around him and wildly chanting his
praise.
On this occasion it is noted that
the great pugilist was induced to
make a speech. Fortunately, the
enterprise of the Dublin press, to
which the world owes thanks, pre-
serves for the pages Of history the
eloquent words Of the eminent Amer
lean on that occasion. They are
particularly valuable as being the
most striking that have ever been
uttered in public by tue Boston
gladiator. They serve their purpose
we'll. The Hon. John is an orator as
we'll as hitter, and the development
of his actual appendage is manifestly
commensurate with his physical
ability. Just how long it took the
Hon. John to prepare his address is
not known, but it's probable that the
time occupied in his ocean voyage
was given to that end. At any rate
the address speaks for itself and we
are enabled to present it in full, for
the benefit of our readers. Following
are the words of the Hon. John sten.
geographically reported and presented
IN full:
"This hearty reception greatly delights
me. This is my first visit to Ireland
My father and mother were Irish, and
always aim at upholding the honor o.
the Irish people, who are Il brave race
Coming here, l want to show you wha
I am like and leave it to yonr owl
Judgment what am capable OFF,
As will be observed, the Hon. Johr
has a genuine American sense o.
appreciation. After giving due ex
preston to this he naturally drifts tt
the eloquent mention Of the fact thai
this is his first trip to Ireland; then
his touching mention of bis parent;
easily follows. After this it is just
the thing to proceed with the purpose
he had in making the trip. He wanted
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
A Serious Row.
Observer, 18th.


On Friday last Mr.. James B.
Clary, of No. s Township, and Cole
man Williams, colored, were in town,
and had misunderstanding about a
bale OF cotton. They left the cotton
in town and returned home together,
getting home after night. Just after
reaching home they had a difficulty,
in which Mr.. Clary was badly hurt.
Mr.. Clary says that "hen he reach
ed home, Williams, who lived short
distance beyond, said something
about wanting his wagon to carry
some things home. He says the
first thing he knew the negro knocked
him down from behind. When he
come to himself the negro was sit
ting astride him and beating him.
He called for help and the negro
ran.
Coleman Williams says that Mr.,
Clary began the attack and struck
him over the head with q pistol,
and that he struck Clary with his
hand,
On Saturday night party of ten
or a dozen whites, including DIR,
Sem, Messrs. T. 2. Pitts, Will Chap
pell and A. j, s, Langford, went to
ColeMan's house, presumably to
arrest hint is said that they had q
warrant for that purpose frcm Trial
Justice Peterson. Mr.. Peterson had
issued warrant. A fight took
place and several shots we're ex-
changed. During the fight Ccle~
man wrenched pistol from the hand
Of Mr.. Langfogd. after having used
hia own, and opened on the party
with it. One shot passed through
Mr.. Pitts clothing at the shoulder,
making slight flesh wound, Cole
man was not hit. but in the melee
his wife was shot in the foot.
On Sunday some Of tie party swore
out warrant against Coleman. and
on Monday Constable Baxter went
out after him. He made no resis-
tsnoo and said he was on his way to
town. He is now in Jail.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Railroad Sued for Damages for th'
Great Disaster at kouts Indiana.

VALPARAISO, IND, December a.
There have been 'docketed at the
next term Of Foster County Circuit
Court the following suits against the
Chicago and Atlanta Railroad, grow
ing out Of the kouts disaster: An
administrators suit to recover Sl0,-
900 for the deaths of several mem
bers ofthe Miller family;a guardian
suit to recover $4,000 for Herman
Miller, the injured boy who was the
only member Of the Miller family
saved from the wreck; suit of the
Kouts Hotel proprietor to recover
compensation for the care Of the
Miller boy; an indictment for invol.
untary manslaughter against John
B. Park and John Dorsey, who are
held responsible for the Kouts dis
sster, will come up; also a suit
brought by Annie Burkhart against
the New Albany and Chicago Rail
road to recover $4,000 for the death
of Andrew Burkhart, her husband,
who was killed on the road Of that
company.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
So Long Unknown.

Things are not what they SEEM
and neither are men, sometimes. 1t
was our good fortune to meet, re-
Gently, in the city of Augusta-but
for a few moments only, we regret to
SAVIOUR esteemed brother McLenna
of the Edgefeld Moaitor. We
recognized in the ''Old Captain" the
genial, courteous gentleman. hnt-
little thought we, at the time, that
we stood in the presence Of one upon
whom had { breathed: so gently the
Muses., a poet! In speaking of an
amendment offered to bill in the
House. recently, to protect the
opossum our brother discourses
"thusly:'
A pleasant though: it is to know
The average legislator,
Fat.or lean, cannot 1orego,
His 'possum and his later.
Further on. in speaking of a bill
providing for special tax on dog
which was defeated, brother McLenna
still under the divine afflatus-
says
They had fine exchange OF words,
Then did their wisdom blossom,
For don't you see, without the dogs,
How would they catch the possum:
For pathos and ''possum'' we have
never seen this excelled.-Brunson
Hampton co., Herald,
Say. reader, what is fame? Is it to be
poet, "born, not made" so long unknown:
Near three score years and now. alas, TO see
A brother editor, right at our home,
Did know us not as much W hat must We oo'
Is it for this we've labored-useless toll
To gain the poets nicho-How sad TO woo
TIE muse for naught; time lost, and MD
night oil.
What's "wasted fragrance on the desert air."
The bright, sweet flowers, they DO not kno"l1
They feel not the poignancy OF despair
That wrings the soul OF this sad-eyed poet
TO know his 'gems Of purest THOUGHTS Sc
That have in rhyme so oft been cast about,
40 GOOD brother Williams had neer been seen
Yet-happy thought!-st last he's 1ound
US out.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
The Three C's Deposit Money in Bank

AUGUSTA, Ga, December l6..-The
great Three C's Company has made
itself solid in Augusta by depositing
enough money in the National Bank
to pay off all claims against the
Georgia and Carolina Midland,
which was recently consolidated with
larger company. The surveys will
soon be re-examined, and officials
say that work will begin in earnest
this time. The people over the
river, and especially in old
Edgefeld, have waited long
and patiently for a railroad,
and genial Col. Jim Bacon. the vet.
eran bachelor of South Carolina,
promises to marry as soon as he can
take a wedding trip out of Edgefeld
on the steam cars. Several "achelor
editors of Augusta stand lady to
give him a send-off and usher in
the gallant Colonel and his bride.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
The Coke Case Decided.
Columbia Register.

The motion for allmony and coun-
sci fees in the suit of Mrs. Alice G..
Coke, of Charlotte, against her hus
band, Franklin Coke, of New York,
for divorce, Which was argued in the
Brooklyn Supreme Court this week,
has been decided in favor of Mrs.
Coke. The decision of the court is.
in brief. that Mrs. Coke is to receive
the sum of $500 per month during
her lifetime, and that the defendant
in the case, Franklin Coke, will be
required to lieuidate the expenses of
the suit. Mrs. Coxe's counsel asked
tie court, previous to its decision, for
a verdict of $500 per month, and
$4,000 counsel fees.
The suit for absolute divorce, in
stituted by Mrs. Coke, is to be heard
in New York on the second Monday
in next February,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
OFF FOR TENAS.
Thirty-TwO Persons Leave Spartan
hurS for the West.

SpARTANHURG, Dec. 13.-About
thirty.two persons left this afternoon
on the Air Line train for Texas.
Five families and several single
young men have gone. These are
some Of our best and most indus.
trious farmers. They came to the
conclusion that they could provide
better for their children in the West
than here. They will land in a
county where improved lands are
selling at S33 to $50 an acre. On
the other hand young man has re-
Gently returned TO this county. after
trying Texas seven or eight years,
and he thinks this county will beat
Texas on an average. Thus it goes,
and thus it will 60 on to the end Of
time. Men are not going to be
satisfied with their present place or
occupation. They are subject to the
great and inexorable law of change
as the ocean is.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Probable Murder of DR.. Manly.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, December l6.-
The Rev. DR.. Basil Manly, professor
in the Baptist Theological Seminary
of this city, and one Of the most
prominent Baptist divines in the
South, was assaulted by two masked
men, in the suburbs at dusk yester-
day, and was probably fatally in.
jured. The purpose of the men was
probably robbery.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
GENERAL SALUTATlON.
The New Texas Editor Gives His
Readers Timely Warning.
Texas SfinQs.

The Texas journalist, who had
been summer.fallowing himself on a
stock ranch for a couple Of years,
suddenly assumed control of coun-
try weekly, and in the first issue
after he struck the quarterback ne
published small and unpretentious
card, in which he said.
The former editor of this sheet
is practically and politically dead,
but the Sausage still survives. 1t is
just as well, though, and a mighty
sight better, as I am a hoss at editiu'
and sling one of the most caustic
and fuentest quills West of the Red
River. | have a record behind me
which doesn't need coat of white
wash every spring like that other ed:
itor which recently peyunked and
drawed out Of the game.
"At gitten up obituaries I'm a
tossel top, and if there's any hitch in
the program I can generally furnish
a fresh corpse on short notice, and at
the usual slight advance or cost OF
insertion. I merely throw this out
as a feeler to the opposishun, which l
hear is massing its forces agin me
and my paper, and by the freckled.
faced, bow-legged, cock.eyed gods of
war, there'll be power of higb-priced
opera music floating in the air if any
Of them try to climb me.
IF there is emmy cote house ring
in this sweet-scented locality, I'll
git on to it, sure as you're foot
high. If there is to be any munkey'
ing with the free'born untrammeled
country delegates to the next county
convention, I'll be there with my
face washed and my hair combed
back of my ears.
I've licked many good man, ano
I've been lickad once or twice in my
varieagated career, but I've always
noticed that them fellers who whipped
me were not the same men afterward
and dropped along for awhile like
sunstruck tomato vine, and finally
dropped into the grave with a dull
thud, having kinder outlived their
usefulness.
1 want it distinctly remembered
that I'm in from the back counties
and ain't up to the cote etiket of the
strawberry blondee or the pulpy
dude. Ii make any mlscues it will
be more an error of the head than the
heart; but, for all that, propose tc
run jam up, Sizing hot, nifty little
paper, and move along with the bes'
kind of harmony. But if harmony
bucks, and tries to do any dirt or
me, harmony will have to git off the
track and leave me-glide right Inter
the confidence Of the public.
IF this journal says anything out
of the way and grieyes any mottle'
faced tender foot, remember I'm the
man he wants to see about it
There amt no back stairs OF back
windows to this sanctum sanctoriun
I'm always in. I'm always on the
tripod, and now with these few brie1
remarks, I cordially invite every
body's cooperation and subscrip.
tions. The tone of this paper will be
pure in sentiment, chaste in expires
sion geographically bang.up ant
deliricus."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Pearlsteine 6 Karesh Make an Assign
ment>

ORANGEBURG, December ia
few days ago PeaAstine & Karesh, of
Branchville, made an assignment for
the benefit Of their creditors to ".
H. Reddish. The assets are about
$1,000 or $1,000, and liabilities
$4,000. This is the most stupeDd-
Gus failure our country has ever had.
and the creditors have had repre-
sentatives watching every movement.
They are making an attempt to set
aside the assignment for "crooked
ness" A day or two ago one of the
attorneys for the creditors observed
a negro comidg out Karesh's dwell
ing house with box of tobacco on
his shoulder marked "P. & K" Pur
suit was made and the tobacco cap
tured, which will be exhibited in
court. It seems that large lot of
tobscco was delivered to the firm on
the morning the assignment was
made. A creditors meeting is called
for to-day in Branchville, bat grave
doubts are entertained about the
fairness Of the failure, as all (or at
least great majority Of the debts
were contracted since the late fire in
October, when their entire business
was burned up. Some Of the largest
creditors are Charleston merchants.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22

to show mis- ancestral land what the
son of his father and mother was
like and what he was capable Of"
Of course the enthusiasm of his
hearers knew no bounds. The rumor
that the mastery address had been
prepared for him before leaving
America by the Hon. Amos J. Cum
mings, NJ. g., Of the New York Sum-,
had not reached his hearers, and if it
had their ardor would not have been
dampened, for Amos himself is of
Irish Georgia descent.
Our congratulations go out TO the
Hon. John. Americas fair name
will be nobly protected in his hands.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 15.-The
Alabama State Prohibition Convon-
tion met here to-day and elected del
egates to the National Convention.
The attendance was small. Reso-
lutions were adopted favoring Clin-
ton B. Fisk, of New Jersey, for
President and J. T. Tanner, of Ala
bama. for Vice.President.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
A Selt-Confessed Robber Arrested.

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 15.-Pearse:
the night operator at Spring City,
Tenn, who mysterious?y disappeared
on the night Of November 81, was
yesterday arrested at Georgetown,
Ky, for robbing the Baltimore and
Ohio express office at Spring City Of
a s75 money package. He also stole
the money order book Of the same
company at Pachuta, Miss. He has
confessed bis crimes.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Death Of n Stallion.

VERSAILLES, KY, December l5.-
Messenger Chief, a noted trotting
stallion, died.from rupture last night.
He was bay horse, foaled in 1870
by Abdallah Pilot, dam by Nam
brino Messenger, and is sire of Maud
Messenger. 2:l63. and others. He
was owned by George A. singerly'
editor of the Philadelphia Record,
who paid $4,000 for him and valued
him at $4,000.